Preparation name of game for Rob Kearney

Leinster players being self-critical after victories is not exactly news in recent years, but Rob Kearney took it a step further on Saturday night by questioning the team’s preparations throughout this season.

The squad spent time in Powerscourt in Wicklow last week ahead of their Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final against Bath. Battening down the hatches, said Kearney who claimed the week’s lead-up had been spot on.

That hasn’t always been the case.